Clear Lake (Princess Elisabeth Land)
| Clear Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 38 '22 " S , 77 ° 59' 25" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 8.4 m below sea level | |
The Clear Lake ( English for Klarer See ) is a lake 1 km in diameter on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located at the western end of the Mule Peninsula in the Vestfold Mountains .
He was discovered and photographed during the Lars Christensen expedition in 1936/37 . Further aerial photographs were taken during the US Operation Highjump (1946-1947) and during campaigns by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1956, 1957 and 1958. An ANARE team visited him in 1958 from Davis Station . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the lake after its clear waters.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 330 (English)
Web links
- Clear Lake in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)